Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backlink

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: back-link
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hyperlink to a webpage from an external website.

noun

A reference to an object on another server, allowing it to be updated periodically.

noun

A link to another page that links to the current one, often in an automatically assembled list of links to all other such pages, allowing for bidirectional navigation.

verb

To link in this fashion.

Example Sentences

"As mentioned, the major downside to using backlinks is that they are tied to a specific NetWare server and not tied to the external reference objects location in the NDS tree."

Etymology

From back + link.

Inflected Forms

backlinks (plural) backlinks (present, singular) backlinking (participle, present) backlinked (participle, past) backlinked (past)

Synonyms

inlink

Antonyms

outlink

Questions

What does backlink mean?: A hyperlink to a webpage from an external website.
Where does backlink come from?: From back + link.

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